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CVE-2014-0173

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.8 EPSS 2.26%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2014-04-22 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.8. It affects WordPress. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2014-0173
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.8
EPSS
2.26%
WordPress

Original NVD Description

The Jetpack plugin before 1.9 before 1.9.4, 2.0.x before 2.0.9, 2.1.x before 2.1.4, 2.2.x before 2.2.7, 2.3.x before 2.3.7, 2.4.x before 2.4.4, 2.5.x before 2.5.2, 2.6.x before 2.6.3, 2.7.x before 2.7.2, 2.8.x before 2.8.2, and 2.9.x before 2.9.3 for WordPress does not properly restrict access to the XML-RPC service, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions and publish posts via unspecified vectors. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.